Writing an Audiovisual Comedy Script
Influences
A course by Gonzalo Ladines , Director and screenwriter
About the video: Influences
Overview
“What directors, writers and films have had an effect on me and my work? Take note that maybe they can inspire you too ... and if not, at least you're going to laugh. ”
In this video lesson Gonzalo Ladines addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing an Audiovisual Comedy Script. Explore the fundamentals of comedy and the tools for writing a script that tells your story.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences What directors, writers and films have they had an influence on me? Take note, that maybe they can influence you too and, if not, at least you will laugh. I think you have to see everything, dramas, melodramas, fantastic, westerns ... Comedy can be fed from any genre, if not, how would Mel Brooks have made "Blazing saddles" if you didn't know the western conventions? Or how could Billy Wilder have make "The apartment" if you hadn't seen "Brief encounter" by David Lean? I love to see everything but here we are to talk about comedy. My first film experiences were comical. "Stellar ...”
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Course summary for: Writing an Audiovisual Comedy Script
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Fiction Writing, Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Narrative, Script, Writing
Gonzalo Ladines
A course by Gonzalo Ladines
With a communications degree and a master's in screenwriting, Gonzalo Ladines discovered that his passion for screenwriting lays in comedy. He has written and directed multi-award-winning shorts and his co-founded web series Los Cinéfilos has accumulated over 16 million views.
In 2015, he wrote and directed his debut comedy feature, Como en el Cine (Just Like in the Movies), which went on to win the Audience Award at the NewFilmmakers LA Film Festival, sponsored by the Hollywood Academy. He also co-wrote Viejos Amigos (Old Friends) and Papá Youtuber, the first Peruvian film sold for international remakes. As well as a director and screenwriter, Gonzalo is an advertising director, teacher, script adviser, and playwright.
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